[Verse 1]
Was it the Lone Ranger's face
That never looked like mine?
Or a flesh-toned Crayola
To fix it up fine?
Was it the first man in space
Or the second or third
Or a picture of Jesus
Or the stories I'd heard?
Well they can't be the reasons
For why I took aim
When I shouldered that rifle
I shouldered the blame
But just for one moment
It all seemed the same
Like it was just
The way that it was

[Verse 2]
Was it rocks through a window
At some kids on a bus?
Was it Amos and Andy?
Hеy they look just like us
Was it sweet Miss America
In hеr lily-white gown?
Is the man in the moon
Just a little bit brown?
Well they can't be the reasons
For why I took aim
When I shouldered that rifle
I shouldered the blame
But just for one moment
It all seemed the same
Like it was just
The way that it was
[Chorus]
Oh it was such a surprise
Mama shouting
Come and look see
We was on the TV
Oh what a sight for my eyes
Count us
One two three

[Verse 3]
Now I have to admit
Now that I've had my say
Things were different back then
Than they are here today
Well I wished I'd of seen it
When I was a kid
Maybe I'd have stopped doin'
All the things that I did
Cause when the governor don't call
And they pull the switch down
And I dim all the lights
In this little old town
Will they look back at me
When the years roll around
And say it was just
The way that it was
[Chorus]
Oh it was such a surprise
Mama shouting
Come and look see
We was on the TV
Oh what a sight for my eyes
Count us
One two, one two three